Clemson takes home win streak into matchup with No. 8 Kentucky

Kentucky Wildcats (7-0) at Clemson Tigers (7-1)

Clemson, South Carolina; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Clemson hosts No. 8 Kentucky aiming to prolong its six-game home winning streak.

The Tigers are 5-0 on their home court. Clemson is fifth in the ACC with 14.8 assists per game led by Ian Schieffelin averaging 3.6.

The Wildcats play their first true road game after going 7-0 to start the season. Kentucky averages 96.7 points and has outscored opponents by 28.6 points per game.

Clemson makes 47.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 10.0 percentage points higher than Kentucky has allowed to its opponents (37.7%). Kentucky scores 33.8 more points per game (96.7) than Clemson allows (62.9).

TOP PERFORMERS: Chase Hunter is scoring 16.4 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Tigers.

Otega Oweh is averaging 15.9 points and 1.6 steals for the Wildcats.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.